POW Exchange at Panmunjom Stirs Accusations of Holdouts
Eighty four Americans and 322 Allied troops left captivity as the Korean prisoner swap began amid charges of holdouts by both sides. Dulles warned Reds to release all prisoners while Peiping accused Washington of blackmail over alleged Chinese holdouts.UNC and Washington officials gave conflicting reports on repatriation progress as more Americans prepared to depart for the United States from Inchon and Tokyo.
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Panmunjom
Reds
Washington
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Peiping
Dulles
Spiene
UNC
United States
Honolulu
Tokyo
Travis Air Force Base
San Francisco
Travis
Inchon
W. F. Hase
Seattle
Wheat Production Cutback Plan Put To National Vote
Farmers pause harvest to vote on a Benson backed proposal under farm aid law to restrict next year's wheat output and marketing. About 90,000 growers are eligible in wheat regions, with a two thirds affirmative threshold to implement the plan.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
O Connor Struck By Rare Fever In California Hospital
Hollywood actor Donald O Connor diagnosed with Q fever at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. He runs high temperatures and receives antibiotics while doctors determine a discharge date.
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Hollywood
Donald O'Connor
South Pacific
Far East
American
Midwest
O'Connor
Cedars of Lebanon
Charleston Majorette Sues for 750000 After Blast
Glenna Douglas a 15 year old majorette from Chelyan West Virginia filed a 750000 damage suit against two contracting firms over a dynamite blast on the West Virginia Turnpike construction site. The blast hurled a stump into her passing convertible paralyzing her from the hips down.
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Charleston
W. Va
Glenna Douglas
Chelyan
Marion teen indicted on ten counts of arson
Marion County grand jury indicts Paul Holycross aged 18 on ten counts of arson. The charges stem from alleged fires investigated by local authorities in Marion Ohio.
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Marion
Ohio
Marion County Grand Jury
Paul Holycross
Perry Soldier Among PV Camps Dead
The Defense Department identified PF Charles A. White of New Lexington as among 123 Americans reported by the Communists to have died in enemy prison camps in Korea. The lists show 1022 Americans died and 147 escaped. Ohio had 13 identified, with three West Virginians also listed in the two releases.
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Defense Department
New Lexington
Korea
Charles A. White
Lincoln St
United National Command
Pentagon
Defense Dept
West
Upton Named As Successor To Sen. Tobey
Concord New Hampshire Governor Hugh Gregg appoints Robert W. Upton a 69 year old Concord lawyer to the U S Senate seat left open by the death of Senator Charles W Tobey Upton will serve until January 1955 and the 1954 election will fill Tobey s remaining two years plus a full six year term for Styles Bridges whose term ends in January 1955 Upton has long stood in New Hampshire politics including service in the state House and as a GOP leader in the state committee to 1952.
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Concord
N. H
Hugh Gregg
Robert W. Upton
Charles W. Tobey
Upton
Tobey
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
House of Representatives
GOP
Indians To Control Own Tribal Domains
Orme Lew is assistant secretary of the interior says the government will turn administration of Indian tribes over to the tribes themselves as quickly as possible. In his first policy statement since taking office he aims for full freedom and independence for Indians as rapidly as circumstances permit. He notes the switch will take many years.
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Gallup
N. M
Orme Lewis
Secretary of the Interior
Lewis
Steelworker Arthur Osborne Shot Dead Near Home
Arthur Osborne 42, a Fitzsimmons Steel Co. worker, was ambushed and fatally shot on Poland Hill Road in Lowellville while walking home from work. Deputies and Lowellville police hunt for a killer who fled. Osborne’s father James and sister Ida, 45, waited on his porch.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Sheriff's Deputies
Lowellville
Arthur Osborne
Osborne
Poland Hill
James
Ida Osborne
Fitzsimons Steel Co
Edward Maloney
Five Day Forecast for Ohio Shows Cooler Weekend
Ohio's five day forecast calls for temperatures averaging two to four degrees below normal with normal highs around 81 to 85 and lows near 63 to 65. Cooler Saturday night and Sunday, warmer Tuesday and Wednesday. Local thundershowers possible late Saturday and again Wednesday with total rainfall from half an inch to one inch.
Lausche picks cabinet for highway council and safety post
Gov. Lausche met with his Cabinet to discuss appointments to the new Highway Construction Council and the state highway safety department. Recommendations include Prof. Robert Barnes, Herbert Randall, Joseph Hall, Walter Reiter, and C. I. Weaver for council seats. Heads for safety are Col. George Mingle, A C Felty, and Harry Neal.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
100Th General Assembly
Highway Construction Council
State Department of Highway Safety
Robert A. Taft
Lausche
Robert Barnes
Case Institute of Technology
Cleveland
Herbert Randall
Champion Paper Co
Hamilton
Joseph Hall
Kroger Grocery & Baking Co
Cincinnati
Ohio University
Walter Reiter
City National Bank & Trust Co
C. I. Weaver
Springfield
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Col
George Mingle
A. C. Felty
Harry Neal
Division of Safety
UN Split Over India's Seat at Korean Peace Talks
United States and Britain clash on India’s place at the Korean political conference. US support favors excluding nations not in Korea, while Britain and Canada push for India and Russia tojoin. Final decision lies with the 60 nation General Assembly.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Britain
India
Canada
World Organization
Parley
UN General Assembly
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Korea
Lodge
Russia
China
Red China
North Korea
Fugitives from Mason Jail Return to Authorities
Two escapees Lawrence Hysell and Guy Finley turned themselves in at the Mason County sheriff's office after being hidden in the Crab Creek and Gallipolis Ferry areas. Hysell faces a one year jail term for non support while Finley is held on auto larceny charges. Noah McDade remains at large. Robert Bibbie was captured and jailed as a parole violator. The escape involved prying up a jail floor section and breaking a cell door.
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Point Pleasant
Sheriff's Office
Charles A. Roberts
Lawrence Hysell
Guy Warren Finley
Gallipolis Ferry
Crab Creek
Gallipolis
Finley
Grand
Mediem May Head Panel Mediem May Head Panel
Ohio’s new legislative service commission faces a heavy workload as the 100th General Assembly creates a body to compile state revenue and spending data. Republicans say they lacked a clear financial picture from Governor Lausche and his advisers. Sen. C. Stanley Mechem is likely to chair as the panel plans to organize before the September 16 start date.
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Columbus
Ohio
New
Legislative Service Commission
100Th General Assembly
Frank J. Lausche
Service Commission
C. Stanley Mechem
Athens
Senate
Suit Filed To Halt Hoagy's Video Show
A suit filed in Los Angeles seeks $1,250,000 in damages to stop Hoagy Carmichael's Saturday night television program. Plaintiff Philip Rapp contends the show is based on a radio broadcast he originated and names Carmichael NBC Eddie Foy Jr. and Sidney Miller as defendants.
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Los Angeles
Hoagy Carmichael
Philip Rapp
Carmichael
NBC
Eddie Foy Jr
Sidney Miller
Bus Plunge Kills 10 North of Hiroshima
A bus fell from a cliff about 20 miles north of Hiroshima Thursday killing ten people. Rescue crews searched the wreckage as police investigated the cause of the crash and identified the dead and injured.
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Tokyo
Hirorma
Aid Rushed As Quakes Hit Again
Greek islands Kefallinia Ithaca and Zakynthos faced fresh quakes and landslides as aid from seven nations arrived. Rescue teams fought fires and treated hundreds injured while the death toll and homeless count rose, with estimates up to about 1000. Ships and planes ferried supplies and evacuees amid chaotic relief efforts.
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Patras
Greece
Smallonian
Zakinthos
Kefallinia
Ithaca
Italy
Denmark
Switzerland
Turkey
Red Cross
Two More Die In the Box Ice Box Tragedy
In Haverhill Massachusetts two young boys Michael T. Rogers age four and Edward P Ferguson age three suffocated in an abandoned ice box found in a dump near their homes. The deaths follow four other child fatalities in Richmond Virginia and five in Proctor Arkansas within two days. A year and a week earlier four year old Gary Smith survived an ice box entrapment in Springfield, Illinois but was left blind and an invalid.
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Haverhill
Mass
Michael T. Rogers
Edward P. Ferguson
Richmond
Proctor
Ark
Gary Smith
Springfield
Three Ohio POWs Freed in Korean Repatriation
The Associated Press reports three Ohio prisoners of war were freed by Korean Communists. Cpl. Franklin D Richesson from Coshocton, his mother Inda Richesson, and Cpl. Alfred Cross of Bainbridge were named in confirmations. Dayton resident Charles C Hankey voiced surprise but believed his son Charlie would be freed soon.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Franklin D Richesson
Inda Richesson
Coshocton
Dayton
Charles C. Hankey
Charlie
Cpl
Alfred Cross
Rt. 2
Bainbridge
Miami U Students Escape Paris Strike Turmoil
Twenty four students and teachers from Miami University of Oxford Ohio were in London after narrowly avoiding a Paris strike disruption. The study group, mostly women, faced rail and government service walkouts during their European tour.
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London
Miami University of Oxford
Ohio
Europe
Paris
France Strikes Paralyze Union Clash With Laniel
France faced a nationwide walkout as millions of workers joined 24 hour actions against Premier Joseph Laniel's payroll and retirement age plans. Railroads gas and electricity suffered disruptions while banks and most stores stayed open amid continued labor unrest without a clear end in sight.
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Paris
France
Joseph Laniel
Doned
West Berlin halts plan to end food relief
West Berlin's senate abandoned a plan to stop U S assisted food parcels for 11 days and will continue daily give outs to all Soviet zone residents. The program began July 27 and had delivered about 24 percent of a million parcels of lard sugar canned milk and dried vegetables to Easterners.
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West Drops
Berlin
West Berlin
Senate
General Says H Bomb Won’t Alter Red Plan
General Benjamin W. Chidlaw of the Air Defense Command said Russia’s timetable would not be altered by Red possession of a hydrogen bomb. He warned such bombs could boost Soviet confidence in the success of an air attack on the United States.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Benjamin W. Chidlaw
Air Force
Air Defense Command
Russia
United States
Ohio POW Freed after 2.5 years mislisted as KIA
Cpl. William H. Abbott 23, a POW released in Korea this week, had been listed as killed in action by the Defense Department. His mother reported a $10,000 GI life insurance settlement. Abbott, once said to have served as a chauffeur for Gen. MacArthur in Japan, belongs to the Abbott family from Ozark in Monroe County.
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Woodsfield
Ohio
Korea
Defense Department
Cpl
William H. Abbott
Abbott
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Harrison Abbott
Ozark
Monroe County
Red Cross Allocates $50,000 for Greece Earthquake Relief
The American Red Cross pledges $50,000 for Greek earthquake victims. Ten thousand dollars buys antibiotics for immediate air shipment. forty thousand funds blankets for home use.
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Red Cross
Washington
Red Crone
Greece
Civil War Looms in French Morocco
Tension Deepens as Morocco faces a split over the sultanate. French armored patrols guard Rabat while pasha Thami el Glaoui reportedly plans to name a new titular ruler. Al Azhar urges restraint, signaling religious backing for the sultan amid a jihad threat.
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French Morocco
Rabat
Morocco
France
Marrakech
Mohammed Ben Youssef
French Press Agency
AFP
Thami el Glaoul
Mou
Ley Mohammed Ben Arafa
Cairo
al Azhar
EF Glaoui
U. S. Air
Harold Talbott
New York
Norfolk hit by first hurricane of the season
The first hurricane of the season struck Norfolk at 6 a.m. and moved north toward New Jersey as warnings extended to Massachusetts. In Norfolk winds averaged 53 mph with gusts to 76 mph, while North Carolina bore heavier damage and fatalities. Police reported downed power lines, trees, and injuries including a man electrocuted in Norfolk.
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Norfolk
North Carolina
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Norfolk Weather Bureau
Hampton Roads
Weather Bureau
Houston Jernigan
Dunn
N. Y
Wrightsville Beach
Wilmington
Reds Silent On PW Query At Panmunjom Meeting
The UN Command asked the Communists to confirm whether all Allied prisoners would be returned in the Korean War exchange. Returning POWs say others were left behind on phony charges. No official count or reply was given at the Panmunjom joint repatriation session.
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U.S. State Department
Panmunjom
Robert T. Stevens
UNC
Reds
Louis C. Priedersdorff
Woman Sues Over Missing Stop Sign Incident
Martha Alexander sues Donald J. Kevane for 30650 alleging he failed to stop at an intersection in San Francisco on March 26 after a stop sign had been knocked down in a prior accident. The suit claims the sign was not where the driver expected.
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San Francisco
Martha Alexander
Donald J. Kevane
Kevane
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Miami U
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